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SHELBYVILLE 
TO-DAY 


AN  ILLUSTRATED  STORY  OF  ONE  OF  THE  INTERESTING  CITIES 
OF  CENTRAL  ILLINOIS. 

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Published  by.,  J.  A.  REID,  Bookmaker, 

SHELBYVILLE,  ILLINOIS,  U.S.A. 

1914 


SHELBY  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE, 
Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

Located  on  Main  Street,  and  the  Central  Point  of  Interest  for  the  Legal  Business  of  All  the  Outlying 
Towns  and  Villages  of  a  Rich  and  Thrifty  County. 


Directly  Opposite  Stands  the  Monument  to  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors 

OF  Shelby  County. 


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Mayor, 

Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


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The  Shelbyville  High  School. 

The  City  is  Proud  of  Its  Schools,  and  Particularly  So  of  the  High  School,  as  it  is  Not  Only  a  Beautiful  BuildinR,  but  is 
Generously  Equipped  with  All  the  Modern  Appliances  and  Apparatus  for  a  Practical  High  School  Training. 


Foreword. 


HE  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Mayor  of  Shelbyville,  the  Commercial 
Clubs  and  Mayors  of  Moweaqua,  Findlay,  Windsor,  Stewardson  and  Tower 
Hill,  with  the  progressive  men  of  each  of  these  Shelby  County  towns 
and  cities,  have  joined  hands  in  the  making  of  this  booklet.  It  is  intended  to 
bring  the  kindred  spirits  together  in  boosting  the  interests  of  the  whole  county 
collectively  and  each  town  and  city  separately,  by  showing  to  the  best  advan- 
tage their  diversity  of  wealth  and  resources,  and  presenting  their  practical 
claims  to  a  share  in  the  many  industries  which  will  be  forthcoming  in  this  new 
era  of  expansion  by  the  development  of  light  and  heavy  manufactories. 

The  object  of  this  book  is  to  attract  more  good  people  to  Shelbyville 
and  its  sister  towns  and  cities,  and  to  hold  out  the  "glad  hand"  to  new  inves- 
tors in  ihis  thriving,  ambitious  Central  Illinois  section. 

There  is  this  that  may  always  be  said  about  Shelbyville  and  Its  Neigh- 
bors: they  are  hospitable.  They  will  welcome  you  with  a  gracious  smile,  and 
give  you  at  all  times  of  the  best  they  have. 


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Ik  Shelbyvili.e  has  many 

for  itself  a  favorable  impres- 
sion at  first  sight.  The 
Viaduct  Bridge  spanning 
the  Valley  of  the  Kaskas- 
kia — a  noticeable  piece  of 
engineering  skill — and  the 
lay  of  the  land  about  the 
depot,  with  the  river  view 
just  before  your  eyes,  and 
the  busy  City  Electric  Plant 
in  the  immediate  back- 
ground beyond  the  station 
preparing  for  the  brilliant  evening  illumination  of  street 
and  home,  makes  a  cheerful  and  picturesque  landscape  to 
bid  you  welcome  to  a  tasteful  and  thriving  city  of  to-day. 
One  would  scarcely  think  the  first  log  cabin  was  the  main 
object  of  interest  in  1S25  about  this  now  modern  American 
town  and  that  there  were  more  red  men  than  white  about 


attractions  to  bespeak 


A  "Local"  Visitor, 

Slielbyville,  Illinois. 


The  Main  Street  From  the  Court  House. 

Main  Street.  Shelbyville,  Illinois,  a  Well-Paved  Business  Section  with  Many  Fine  Blocks, 
Speaking  Significantly  to  a  Stranger. 


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these  quarters  at  one  time.  In  this  year  of  grace, 
1914,  it  is  the  popular  center  of  a  county  of 
40,000  well-to-do.  aspiring  people  who  look  back 
upon  these  echoes  of  the  past  as  a  fabulous  tale 
of  a  by-gone  age. 

This  bright  little  city  of  the  present  has  its 
water  works,  its  electric  light  plant,  gas,  its  tele- 
phone— local  and  State-wide — its  ice  manufac- 
tory, four  good  banks,  parcels  post,  postal  sav- 
ings bank,  city  and  rural  free  deliveries.  It  has 
paved  streets,  good  sewers,  numerous  auto 
garages,  handsome  school  buildings,  elegant 
churches,  and  comfortable  residences  equal  in 
style  and  convenience  to  those  of  the  greater, 
luxuriant  older 
cities  of  the  East 
or  the  modern  cen- 
ters of  Europe. 

The  country 
around  it  from 
which  was  princi- 
pally   drawn    the 


wealth  that  has 
made  these 
changes  possible 
in  less  than  one 
hundred  years  is 
rich  in  grain,  fruit 
and  livestock.  The 
superabundance  of 
coal  which  is  turn- 
ing all  the  south- 
ern and  central 
portions  of  Illinois 
into  a  hive  of  manufacturing  industries,  finds  a 
generous  outlet  hereabouts,  and  with  the  exten- 
sion of  railroad  and  trolley  facilities  to  bring 
into  still  closer  connection  all  the  trade  centers 
of  the  county  the  changes  and  improvements  of 
the  next  quarter  of  a  century  will  dazzle  the 
brains  of  the  incredulous  and  satisfy  the  desires 
and  ambitions  of  the  hopeful  citizen. 

Within  the  last  three  decades  has  come  the 
trolley,  the  telephone,  the  auto,   the  aeroplane. 


H.  D.  Sparks, 

President 

Sparks'  Business  College  and 

Conservatory. 

Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


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Home  of  the  First  National  Bank  and  the  Shelby  Loan  and  Trust  Co. 

Main  and  Morgan  Streets.  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 


the  wireless, 
natural  gas, 
the  general 
adaptation 
of  electric- 
ity, the  sky- 
scraper and 
the  dread- 
naught. 
Next  for 
Shelbj'  and 
Shelbyville 
should  come 
the  exten- 
sion o  f  the 
trolley  t  o 
supplement 
railandauto 
and   with 


Shelbyville's  Popim.ak  Soua  Fountain. 

Both  Hot  and  Cold  Drinks. 
Charles  H.  Beetle.  Proprietor.  Main  and  Morgan  Streets,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


the  trolley, 
good  roads. 
With  the.se 
acquired, 
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c  a  d  e  will 
change  the 
old  order 
once  again, 
and  Shelby- 
ville must 
and  will 
have  them. 

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1830,  a  modest  little  frame  structure. 
Today  Shelbyville  has  one  of  the  tinest 
high  school  buildings  i  n  the  State. 
The  companion  buildings  are  conven- 
ient, modern  edifices,  with  large  play- 
grounds and  the  modern  facilities 
which  make  ''going-to-school"  a  differ- 
ent problem  from  that  of  even  a  few 
yeai'S  ago. 

In  those  olden  days  when  a  pioneer 
was  satisfied  to  set  in  a  high-backed 
pew  or  on  a  rough  board  with  no  back, 
church  worship  was  often  conducted  in 
private  houses.  The  first  house  of  wor- 
ship in  Shelbyville  was  made  of  hewn 
logs  and  owed  its  being  to  the  Metho- 
dists, whose  circuit  riders  were  famous 
all  through  the  new  country  for  their 
fearless  coui-age  and  intrepidity. 

Now,  there  are  at  least  fourteen 
churches  represented  in  the  places  of 
worship  here — the  First  Methodist. 
Second  Methodist,  Presbyterian.  Bap- 
tist, Unitarian,  Catholic,  The  Christian, 
German  Lutheran,  German  Reformed, 
Free  Methodist,  Colored  Methodist, 
Church  of  Christ,  The  Adventists,  and 
the  Christian  Scientists.  The  recently 
built  houses  express  the  latest  ideas  in 
architecture  and  add  great h'  to  the 
outward  beauty  of  the  place. 

The  Carnegie  Library  is  a  beauti- 
ful building  located  on  North  Broad- 
w^ay,  one  of  the  swell  streets  of  Shelby- 
ville. The  lawn  about  it  sets  it  off 
finely,  and  the  new  high  school  adjacent, 
with  the  nearby  up-to-date  homes,  and 
the  wealth  of  foliage  on  the  maples 
lining  the  surrounding  streets,  makes 
a  sight  which  is  good  for  one's  optics. 

"Our  Best  Words,"  a  publication 
which  has  always  maintained  an  envia- 
ble reputation  as  an  exponent  of  good 
literature,  clean  living  and  pure  moral- 
ity is  issued  weekly  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Rev.  J.  L.  Douthet.    The  editor 


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The  Main  Street  Public  School,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

The  Playgrounds  About  This  Fine  School  Building  are  One  of  its  Very  Noticeable  Features.    And  the  Grand  Old  Trees 

Make  It  More  Especially  Attractive. 

lias  always  been  forenio.st  in  good  deeds  as  well  as  in  the  use  of  telling  words,  and 
has  to  the  full  the  i-espect  and  esteem  of  a  great  constituency  at  home  and  abroad. 

Shelbyville  with  its  delightfully  shady  streets,  wide  sidewalks  and  well- 
paved  roadways  makes  an  attractive  union  point  for  teachers'  meetings,  for  church 
anniversaries,  and  the  gatherings  of  political,  business  and  fraternal  associations. 
During  the  past  year  the  Methodist  District  Conference  had  a  week  or  ten  days' 
session,  and  so  heartily  did  they  enjoy  the  hospitality  and  conveniences  of  the 
little  city  that  the  convention  for  1914  has  been  appointed  for  the  same  place. 

For  yeai's  the  Chautauqua  gatherings  have  drawn  to  Shelbyville  thousands 
upon  thousands  of  the  good  people  from  all  points  of  the  compass  within  a  radius 
of  fifty  miles,  and  this  has  become  one  of  the  importantly  looked  for  outing  and 
vacation  attractions  of  midsummer.     The  cottagers  relish  the  freedom   from  the 


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The  Vine  Street  School,  Shelbyville,  Illinois, 

A  Modern.  Up-to-Date  Structure,  a  Matter  of  Pride  to  Every  Progressive  Citizen,  it  Surrounds  Both  Teachers  and 
Pupils  with  More  or  Less  Inspiration  and  Ambition. 


usual  home  cares,  and  young  and  old  enjoy  the  .swimming  pool,  the  croquet  grounds 
and  the  boating  on  the  lake,  and  most  ot  all  the  musical  and  literary  attractions. 
For  automobiling,  the  roads,  in  the  season,  about  city  and  county,  are 
among  the  best.  The  well-to-do  farmers,  the  medical  men.  the  merchants,  and 
thrifty  citizens  generally,  have  indulged  in  this  locomotor  to  the  extent  of  over 
three  hundred  machines,  making  this  a  conspicuous  center  nine  months  of  the 
year  for  this  ingenious  American  invention  of  exploitation,  business  and  pleasure. 


The  First  Christian  Church,  Shelbyville,  Illinois, 

A  Fine  Old  Church  on  First  and  South  Broadway. 


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The  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
Chestnut  and  North  First  Streets,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

A  Beautiful  Old  Church  with  a  DeliKhtful  Auditorium. 


The  First  Methodist  Church, 
Main  and  Walnut  Streets,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

One  of  the  Most  Notable  of  the  Fine  Churches  Which  Makes  the  City  So  Attractive  to  Everybody. 


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St.  Mary's  Roman  Cathoi.u  Chi  kih. 
North  Washington  Street,     Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

Is  the  Central  Point  of  Interest  for  the  Catholics  of  Shelbyville,  and  a  Large  Suburban  Membership 
Who  Make  This  Their  Church  Home. 


The  Lutheran  Chukch,    Shelbyvilll,  Illinois, 
South  Third  Street. 

Is  Another  of  the  Notable  Churches  of  the  City.      It  Represents  the  Lutheran  Element  in  Church  Worship 

in  This  Vicinity. 


The  Big  Four  Station  at  Shelliyville. 


What 's  in  a  Name  ? 

Romance  and  Patriotism     Sterling  Sense  and  High  Ideals. 

Shelby  County  and  Shelbyville  were 
named  to  honor  General  Isaac  Shelby, old- 
est son  of  General  Kvnu  Shelby,  a  distin- 
guished colonist  and  soldier  of  Welsh  ex- 
traction who  served  with  credit  in  the  old 
Indian  wars  as  captain,  colonel  and  gen- 
eral. General  Isaac  Shelby,  the  son,  was 
one  of  the  heroes  of  the  Hevolution.  His 
services  in  North  and  South  Carolina  won 
him  a  sword  and  a  pair  of  pistols  from 
the  legislature  of  North  Carolina  after 
the  battle  of  King's  Mountain.  He  be- 
came the  first  Governor  of  Kentucky  in 
1702,  and  was  the  successful  connnander 
of  a  iM'igade  under  (ieneral  William 
Henry  Harrison  in  the  War  of  1812, 
receiving  from  Congress  a  gold  medal  for 
gallant  conduct  at  the  battle  of  the 
Thames  in  1818. 

Today  Shelby  County  has  a  popula- 
tion of  about  40,000  people,  Shelbyville 
leading  with  .5,000  and  Moweaqua,  Tower  Hill,  Findlay,  Stewardson,  Windsor, 
Cowden,  Strasburg  and  Herrick  the  most  important  neighbors  in  the  county.  The 
county  covers  about  thirty  miles  from  North  to  South,  and  in  its  widest  part  is 
about  thirtj'-six.  Its  area  is  about  800  s(|uare  miles,  constituting  over  half  a 
million  acres  of  the  best  soil  in  Central  Illinois.  Shelbyville  is  delightfully  located 
w^ith  diversity  enough  in  its  facial  characteristics  to  make  it  residentially  picturesfjue 
for  permanence  of  abode,   and  an  abundance  of  table  lands  for  manufactories. 


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General  Isaac  Shelby, 

A  Hero  of  the  Revolution  in  Whose  Honor 
the  City  Was  Named. 


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President  of  the  Shelbyville  Commercial  Club. 

President  of  the  First  National  Bank  and  President  of  the  Shelby  Loan  &  Trust  Company. 

A  Fine  Banking  Town. 

Shelbyville's  l):inks  speak  most  signiticantly  as  to  the  wealth  and  general 
prosperity  of  the  coniniunity  whose  tinancial  interests  they  serve.  With  four  banks 
and  trust  companies  they  handle  the  funds  of  the  county  seat  and  outlying  sections 
with  a  success  which  gives  the  district  a  high  rating  tor  individual,  mercantile  and 
banking  credit.  The  capital  of  the  banking  institutions,  with  surplus  and  undivided 
profits,  amounts  to  nearly  $;V2.5,()()()  00;  the  deposits  about  $1,1^50,000.00— showing 
the  healthy  condition  of  Shelbyville  as  a  financial  center. 

The  First  National  Bank  is  located  on  Main  and  South  Morgan  streets, 
right  near  the  center  of  the  city,  where  they  now  have  convenient  banking  rooms. 
But  in  the  near  future  will  erect  a  new  home  with  all  the  more  modern  facilities, 
making  another  fine  feature  in  the  city  street  architecture.  The  Shelby  Loan  and 
Trust  Company's  rooms  are  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building,  supplementing 
the  opportunities  of  its  neighbor  bank  in  certain  particulars  specifically  covered 
by  a  trust  company. 

The  Shelby  County  State  Bank  has  a  fine  building  on  Main  Street,  near 
Morgan,  with  all  the  up-to-date  facilities  for  the  modern  bank,  and  it  is  one  of  the 
best  known  and  most  successful  financial  institutions  of  the  county. 

The  Citizens"  National  have  commodious  offices,  also  on  Main  Street,  near 
the  Court  House.  The  four  banks  giving  the  center  of  a  county  of  40,000  people 
the  best  of  conveniences  for  banking  business. 

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First  Mayor  W.  A.  Trower. 


Dr.  Theo.  Thompson. 

Some  Ex-Mayore  of  thelCity  of  Shelbyvillc. 


Dr.  W.  J.  Eddy. 


JS^e  Press  of  Shelbi^ville 


Shows  in  every  way  that  they  partake 
of  the  spirit  of  the  Twentieth  Century. 
In  typof^raphy,  enterprise 
and  political  enthusiasm 
they  lead  the  papers  in  their 
.section. 

Thk  Daily  Union,  which 
publishes    alsfj   a    weekly 
edition,  represents  the  Rc- 
puhlicans  in  their  lines  of 
public  policy.   Its  paj^es  are 
clean-cut  in  style,  and    its 
air  of  prr^sperity  in  its  gen- 
eral make-up  is   fully   evi- 
denced  in    its    advertising^ 
columns  and  in  its  lof;al   and   editorial 
departments. 
It  certainly  is 
gfxxl    to   look 
at — a  credit 
to   the   craft 
and  profession 
and    to    the 
city     and 
county. 

The  Shki.bv- 

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Ex-Mayor  E.  K.  Knecht, 

ShelbyvilU-,  lllinou. 


Scene  on  Chaltai'v  a  i^ 

Shtlbyville.  lUin'/i*. 

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the  leaders  of  Shelby  County  has  a  wide 
field  to  cultivate  in  the  surrounding 
sections.  It  is  also  a  fine 
modern  sheet  made  up  to 
meet  the  cultivated  taste  of 
a  new  era.  It  is  Demrx-ratic 
in  its  principles,  and  as  the 
county  is  largely  that  way 
of  thinking,  it  is  a  flourish- 
ing exponent  of  the  new 
iidniinistration. 

The  first  newspaper  pub- 
lished   in    Shelbyville    was 
appropriately   named  "The 
Prairie  Klower."    It  was  es- 
tablished   by    a  Marylander  who   had 

recei\ed  h  i  s 
training  in 
Paris,  III.  .las. 
Shoaff  in  1  S40 
founded  this 
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a  n  d  today — 
li>14 — his  son, 
Thos.  15.  Shoaff; 
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Shelbyville.  Illinois, 

Clubs  and  Associations. 

THE  CHA  UTA  UQ  UAS. 

The  Masons,  on  North  Hioadway.  liave  a  tetnpU-  of  their  own  wlik-h  jjives 
tlieni  a  leading  place  among-  the  associations  of  Shelbyville,  and  the  Odd  Fellows 
have  also  a  fine  building-  nearby  on  the 
I'orner  of  Main  Street  and  North  Broad- 
way. The  Elks  have  their  home  in  i>ne 
of  the  delightful  old  tree-embowered 
places  on  the  corner  of  North  Morgan 
and  North  Second  Streets.  The  other 
associations  and  fraternal  societies  are 
well  represented  in  the  city  with  thriv- 
ing and  growing  memberships. 

The  CHAUTAUQrAS. — Unusually 
well  blest  in  opportunities  for  social 
enjoyment  ami  pliysical  relaxation  in 
the  month  of  August  each  year.  Slielby- 
ville  has  its  own  special  C'hautautiua, 
and  at  the  Lithia  Springs,  only  a  few 
miles  away,  a  second  outing  spot. 

Both  have  been  very  successt'uUy 
conducted  and  are  institutions  perma- 
nently tixed  in  the  minds  and  expecta- 
tions of  the  good  people  for  fifty  miles 
about.  Wm.  .1.  Bryan,  Booker  T. Wash- 
ington, .John  Wananiaker,  Sam  .lones 
and  many   other   distinguishetl   public  li.>\:i  oi  lui.  Odd  Fellows. 

men  have  appeared   at     tliese    t'hnutau-  Main  Str«M  ami  Broadway.  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 

quas.     Camping,  boating,  swimming  and  outdoor  games  nuike  theni  very  popular. 


'^  'm^ 


The  Masonic  Temple,  Ncrth  Broadway, 

Shelbyvilie,  Illinois. 


Vfe  Woman 's  Club. 


About  thirteen  years  ago  the  ladies 
o  f  Shelby- 
vilie came 
t o g e t  he  Y 
and  formed 
a  central  or- 
gan izat  ion 
to  be  known 
as  The 
Shelbyvilie 
Woman's 
Club.  Mrs. 
H.H.Oneal 
was  the 
leading 
spirit- in  its 
incept  i  on 
and  honored  with  the  first  presidency. 


A  number  of  associations 


Residence  of  Charles  R.  Mertens, 

1605  South  Broadway,  Shelbyvilie.  Illinois. 


tained    b  y    independent 


were  invited 
to  m  e  r  g  e 
with  a  larg- 
er and  then 
the  work  in 
various 
lines  of  en- 
deavor were 
allotted  to 
its  seven  de- 
partments 
and  system- 
atized with 
greater  suc- 
cess in  every 
line  than 
could  be  at- 
associations. 


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Residence  of  W.  S.  Mii)1)ll^v\()kih, 

Broadway  and  North  Second  Street.  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 


Some  Echoes  of  the  Past. 


A    MEMORABLE  DEBATE. 


Tlie  Shelby  County  Court  House  has  been  honored 
by  the  presence  at  various  pei'iods  of  many  distinfruished 
members  of  the  llUnois  bar.  Abraham  Lincoln,  General 
Edwin  D.  Baker,  United  States  Senator,  killed  at 
Ball's     Bluff",     General 


John  A.McClernand  and 
GeneralJamesH.  Shields 
were  among  the  more 
brilliant  who  made  this 
a  part  of  their  stamping 
grounds. 

In  1850  a  debate  on 
the  claims  of  Fi*emont 
and  Dayton  on  the  one 
ticket  and  Buchanan 
and  Breckenridge  on  the 
other  to  the  presidency  was  arranged  t  o  take 
place  between  Abraham  Lincoln,  representing  the 
Republicans,  and  Lawyer  Anthony  Thornton  the 
Democrats.  Lincoln's  humorous  reference  to 
the  sixteen  Republicans  who  then  represented  the 


Abraham  Lincoln 

Made  a  Characteristic  Speech  in 
Shelbyville  in  1856. 


Judge  Anthony  Thornton, 

Lincoln's  Opponent  in  the  Memorable  Debate 

of  1856. 

J'ront  a  J\iinlin^  by  J^obt.  M.  Root. 


Shelbyville  -  Illinois. 


vanguard  of  his  party  in  Shelby  County 
was   characteristic    in    the   extreme: 
"Fellow  citizens:    I  rarely  address  my 
fellow  countrymen  on  any  question  of 
importance   without  ex- 
periencing   conflicting 
emotions.     I    experience 
such    at    this  hour  as  I 
never  experienced  before. 
It  is  a  matter  of  regret 
to    me   that    I    have   so 
learned,  so  able,  so  elo- 
quent a  man  as  my  friend 
Anthony   here  to  reply 
to  what  I  shall  say.    On 
the  other  hand,   I   take 
some  comfort  from    the 

fact  that  there  are  but 
sixteen    Republicans   i  n 

ShelbyCounty,and  there- 
fore,   however   poorly    I 

may   defend    my   cause, 

I  can  hardly  harm  it   if 

I  do  it  no  good."    The  sixteen  in  Shelby 

County  swelled  to  150  at  the  polls  in 

November.    Judge  Anthony  Thornton, 

Lincoln's   opponent    in    this 

debate,  was  one  of  the   most 

distinguished  leaders  of  the 

bar  in  this  section  of  Illinois. 

He  was  a  Kentuckian  by  birth 

who   came    to   this  State   in 

183G.     He  identified  himself 

closely  with  the  success  and 

growth    of  the    section    and 

was  one  of  the  leading  Dem- 
ocrats of  Illinois  during  his 

entire  career.    He  was  a  man 

of    commanding     influence,        Howland  J.  Hamlin 


S.   W.    MOULTON, 

A  Lawyer  Whose  Memory  the  People  of 

Shelbyville  Delight  to  Honor. 

Fyoni  Ihi-  Painting  by  Robl.  M.  Root. 


a  son  of  the  OldJ  Bay  State  who  came 
to   Illinois    in    184.5.       His    pei'sistent 
efforts  aided  in  placing  upon  the  statute 
books  of  this  State  the  first  bill  estab- 
lishing  free   schools    i  n 
iMIiiHiMlii^   the  great  Prairie  State, 
he  being  also  the  father 
of  the  bill.     He  was  an 
enthusiastic  Union  Dem- 
ocrat,   and   during   the 
Civil  War  was  a  strong 
supporter    of    President 
Lincoln  and  his  vigorous 
policies.     He  has  left  a 
reputation    among    h  i  s 
fellow  citizens  which  will 
always  be  an  honor   to 
his  memory. 

Another    lawyer    o  f 
distinction  whose   repu- 
tation adds  not  a  little 
to  the  comfortable  pride 
of  the  city  in  its  success- 
ful   men,    was    the    late    Howland   J. 
Hamlin,  who  was  a  son  of  New  York. 
Coming  to  Slielbyville  in  his  twentieth 
year,  during  his  career  he  won 
both  fame  and  fortune,   and 
as  Attorney-General    of  the 
State  of  Illinois  made  a  fine 
record  to  distinguish  himself 
and  honor  his  home.    Associ- 
ated   in    law    practice    with 
W.  C.  Kelly    the  firm  stood 
high  in  all  parts  of  the  State, 
and  especially  among   their 
fellow  townsmen.  Among  the 
leaders  of  the   bar  to-day  in 


Shelbyville  there  are  a  num- 
sincerelv  respected,  and  from  a  Distinguished  sheibyviiie  Lawyer  ber  of  well-known  men:  the 
1870  to  1873  served  on  the         "'''Get7afonmno°r  Kelleys,  Chafee  &  Chew,  Geo. 


Supreme  Bench  of  the  State. 

S.  W.  Moulton,  another  lawyer  of 
whom  Shelbyville  is  very  proud,  was 


B.  Rhoads,  Milligan,Whitaker, 
Ward,  Pugh,  Righter,  Steidley  & 
Crockett,    Ragan,   and    the    Headens. 


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Residence  of  Mayor  David  A.  Milmcan, 

North  Eighth  and  Walnut  Streets,  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 


A  Fine  Residential  Citi). 

If  there  is  one  specially  attractive  feature  about  Shelbyville  which  invites  the 
attention  of  a  stranger  on  his  first  visit  to  the  city  it  is  that  of  the  unusual  number  of 
fine  homes  everywhere  evident  off  the  main  street.  On  Morgan,  North  and  South 
Broadway,  North  Main,  Walnut,  North  Washington,  and  all  the  intersecting  streets 
there  are  beautiful  homes  with  spacious  lawns,  indicating  a  cultivated  spirit  predom- 
inant in  the  architecture,  sidewalks,  and  spaciousness  of  the  lots,  and  those  little 
niceties  of  ornamentation  which  speak  well  for  a  city  and  show  its  general  trend. 


Residence  of  Charles  H.  Beetle. 

Corner  of  Broadway  and  North  Seventh  Street,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


^age  %'mtniv-%\\vtt 


Residence  of 
W.  H.  Chew, 

2211  North  Morgan  St., 
Shelbyville,  111. 


Resiiience  Of  Mk.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  Scarborough, 

Corner  of  Walnut  and   North   First  Streets,  Shelbyville,   Illinois 


Residence  of  Dr. 
Theo.  Thompson, 

Comer  of  Walnut  and 

North  Second  Sts., 

Shelbyville.  III. 


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Company  H,  Fourth  Regiment,  Illinois  National  Guard, 

Shelbyville's  "Crack"  Company.      They  Never  Fail  to  Count  in  Any  Military  Contest. 

A  Military  Town. 


In  critical  periods 
Shelbyville  has  not 
forgotten  to  honor 
its  name.  During 
the  Mexican 
War  it  fur- 
nished i  t  s 
full  quota 
to  a  Shelby 
County 
Company 
which  saw 
service  with 
the  Third 
Illinois 
Regiment. 
That  regi- 
ment made 
part  of  a 
brigade  connnanded  by 
General  James  H.  Shields, 
a  distinguished  Americanized 
son  of  Old  Ireland,  who  saw 
service  in  two  wars,  and  who 
was  a  United  States  Senator 
from  three  different  states  at 
some  period  in  his  illustrious 
career. 

During  the  Civil  War  the 
County  furnished  about  2,000 
men  to  the  Union  Armies,  con- 
tributing to  fifty  different 
regiments  its  sturdy  and  loyal 


CoL.H.M.  Scarborough, 

Who  Won  Distinction  During 

the  Civil  War  in  the 

Union  Army. 


sons.  Col.  H.  M.  Scarborough,  one  of 
Shelbyville's  honored  citizens,  is  still 
representing  among  the  men  of  today 
that  element  which  backed  up  their 
political  ideas  with  effi- 
cient action  from  '(31 
to  '05.  There  was  a 
host  of  other  officers 
who  won  distinction 
during  those  years  and 
among  them  (ieneral 
Cyrus  Hall,  Colonels 
Harris.  D.  C.  Smith 
and  Geo.  A.  Foteet, 
Major  Leander  Web- 
ster,and  Captains  Uriah 
Brant.  P.  T.  Martin, 
Philander  Webster,  Ed- 
ward Roesler,  Ebenezer 
S  locum,  Estby  and 
Dove,  and  Lieutenants 
James  Chapman.  E.  D. 
Stein,  and  M.B.  Martin. 


TheG.A.R.PostNo. 

i:$8  to-day  consists  of 
fifty-five  members,  who 
hold  their  meetings  at 
their  hall, Broadway  and 
Main  Street.  Elgin  H. 
Martin,  the  Comman- 
der, saw  service  with 
the  One  Hundred  and 
Fifteenth  Illinois. 


UlltllSS-.-r-^rt-ir 


Memorial  to  the  Memory  of  the 

Soldier  Heroes  of  Shelby 

County, 

Court  House  Square,  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 


Page  'Stocntn-^'ttic 


The  ShclbyviUu  Chautauqua  GruunUs  are  Famous  the  Country  Over. 

SHELBYVILLE  ALREADY  HAS 

A  FORMIDABLE  ARRAY  OF  BUSINESS: 


No  Saloons. 

No  Blind  Tigers. 

No  Gambling  Houses. 

Forty  Thousand  Neighbors. 

Five  Thousand  Inhabitants. 

Room  for  One  Hundred 

Thousand. 
Fine  Paved  Streets. 
Good  Sewer  System. 
Elegant  County  Court  House. 
High  School  Costing  $55,000. 
Two  Other  Fine  Modern 

School  Buildings. 

Up-to-Date  Business  College. 

Fifteen  Churches. 

Four  Good  Newspapers. 

Four  Job  Printers. 

Abundant  Water  Supply. 

Gas  for  All  Purposes. 

Excellent  Telephone  System. 

Electricity  for  Illumination 
and  Power— Its  Own  Plant. 

Parcels  Post.   Postal  Savings, 
Free  Delivery. 

Four  Reliable  Banks. 

Four  Building  &  Loan  Asso- 
ciations. 

Own  City  Building. 

Two   Transcontinental    Rail- 
roads. 

Big  Artificial  Ice  Plant. 

Noted  Suspension  Bridge. 

Number  of  Good  Hotels. 

One  of  the  Finest  Carnegie 
Libraries  in  the  West. 

Elegant  Residences. 

Five  Coal  Mines  at  Its  Doors. 

Two  Successful  Chautauquas. 

Swimming  Pool  for  both  sexes. 

Three  Automobile  Garages. 

Masonic  Temple.  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall,  Elegant  Elks'  Home. 

Lodges    of    All   the    Leading 
Fraternal  Associations. 


Grand  Army  Post. 
Two  Insurance  Companies. 
One  Packing  House. 
Three  Cigar  Manufactories. 
Large  Handle  and  Milling 

Factory. 
Marble  and  Granite  Works. 
Cider  factory  and  Vinegar  mill. 
Efficient  Woman's  Club. 

Chaste,  Tasteful  Soldiers' 
Monument. 

Rich  Agricultural  Country  all 
About  It. 

Number  of  Grain  Elevators. 

Fine  Modern  Dry  Goods  Stores. 

Equable  Temperature.  Shady 
Residential  Streets,  Well- 
Watered  Business  Sections. 

Hopeful. Enterprising  Business 
Men.  Bankers  and  Manu- 
facturers. 

Room  for  a  Great  Variety  of 
Light  and  Heavy  Manu- 
factories. 

Advantage  of  a  Great  Live 
Stock  Country  on  all  sides^ 

Broad  Advantage  Under 
Special  Charter. 

School  Board  which   also  has 
Wide  License  Under 
Special  Act. 

Two  Photograph  Studios. 

Distinguished  Landscape  and 
Portrait  Painter. 

No  Treating  System  to  Rob 
Wife  and  Children. 

The  Square  Deal  for  Its  Motto. 

Three  Ice  Cream  Parlors, 

Three  Bakeries. 

Four  Restaurants. 

Two  Undertaking  Establish- 
ments. 

One  Bottling  Factory. 

Two  Electric  Shoe  Shops. 

Five  Farm  Implement  Dealers. 

Five  Hardware  Dealers. 

Four  Blacksmith  Shops. 


Two  Poultry  Shippers. 

One  Wool  Buyer. 

Five  Butcher  Shops. 

Three  Tailors. 

One  Greenhouse. 

Two  Book  Stores. 

Two  Transfer  Stores. 

Two  Express  Companies. 

One  Brick  and  Tile  Factory. 

Four  Live  Stock  Shippers. 

Three  Grain  Dealers. 

Four  Hay  Dealers. 

Three  Feed  Stores. 

Three  Livery  Bams. 

Four  Feed  Barns. 

One  Machine  Shop. 

Four  Horse  and  Mule  Buyers. 

Four  Auto  Liveries. 

Two  Veterinary  Hospitals. 

Two  Ice  Cream  Factories. 

Four  Drug  Stores. 

Four  Dentists. 

Five  Physicians. 

Six  Real  Estate  Offices. 

Eight  Fire  InsuranceAgencies. 

Fifteen  Groceries. 

Two  Furniture  Stores. 

Three  Second-hand  Stores. 

Three  Racket  Stores. 

Six  Boot  and  Shoe  Dealers. 

Six  Clothing  Stores. 

Two  Rug  and  Carpet  Stores. 

OneWholesale  Tobacco  House. 

Two  Lumber  Yards. 

Eighteen  Lawyers. 

Three  Theatres. 

Two  Pool  Halls. 

Three  Hotels. 

Six  Boarding  and  Rooming 
Houses. 

Good  Barbers. 

Entered    Upon    New   Era   o  f 
Growth  and  Prosperity. 


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ii  liiiL'  L  hiLii.tAii  A:  l-.a^ierii  liiiiiin--  Kaiiro.ni.  >nei[j\  viiic,  liiinuis. 


SHELBYVILLE  WANTS: 


Boot  and  Shoe  Manufactories. 

Cotton  Mills. 

Silk  Manufactories. 

Woolen  Mills. 

Overall  Factories. 

Canning  Factories. 

Shirt  and  Collar  Makers. 

Cereal  Mills. 

Hosiery  Manufactories. 

Glove  Makers. 

More  Packing  Houses. 

More  Dairies  and  Creameries. 

Steam  Engine  Builders. 

Boiler  Makers. 

Stove  Founders. 

Manufacturing  Jewelers. 

Silversmiths  and  Watch  makers 

Clock  Makers. 

PaperlMills  and  Card  Board 

Factories. 
Brick  Yards. 
Automobile  Factories. 
Car  Shops. 
Candy  Manufacturers. 


Coffee  Mills. 

Wholesale  Grocery  Houses. 

Wholesale  Clothing  Houses. 

Clothing  Manufacturers. 

Steel  Factories. 

Lock  Makers. 

Trunk  Makers. 

Shade  Roller  Factories. 

Typewriter  Factories. 

Underwear  Mills. 

Piano  Manufactories. 

Pottery  Works. 

Wire  Screen  Manufactories. 

Awning  Makers. 

Paint  and  Varnish  Mills. 

Gun  Factories. 

Glass  Works  of  all  kinds. 

Soap  -Makers. 

Hat  Factories. 

Mattress  Manufactories. 

Carpet  and  Rug  Mills. 

Furniture  -Manufactories. 

Electric  Machinery  Builders. 

Ornamental  Iron  Works. 


Waterproof  Building  Products 
Manufactories. 

Corset  Manufactories. 

Bleacheries. 

Fine  Tool  Makers. 

Sash, Blind  and  Door  Factories. 

Glue  Factories. 

Iron  Works. 

File  Works. 

Flour  and  Feed  Milling 

Machinery  Manufactories. 

Yam  Mills. 

Linoleum  and  Oil  Cloth 
Factories. 

Braid  Manufactories. 

Thread  Manufactories. 

Woman's  Tailor-Made  Gar- 
ment Factory. 

More  Scientific  Farmers. 

More  Up-to-Date  Stock 
Breeders. 

More  Ambitious  Horticul- 
turists. 

More  Poultp.-  Breeders. 


More  Good,  Reliable  Home- 
Seekers  and  Workers  from 
North,  East,  South  and 
West,  or  from  Modem. Am- 
bitious European  Towns, 
Cities  and  Countries. 

A  College  for  Women. 

A  Military  College  for  Boys. 

A  System  of  Interurban  Trol- 
leys to  connect  !  t  more 
closely  with  the  larger 
cities  of  Central  Illinois— 
Decatur, Taylorville.  Ilills- 
boro.  Pan  a.  Mattoon— 
with  loop  lines  to  bring  in- 
to active  hourly  business 
and  social  intercourse  the 
upward-striving  cities  of 
Shelby  County,  like  Mow- 
eaqua.  Findlay,  Shelby- 
ville.  Windsor,  Strasburg. 
Stewardson.  C  o  w  d  e  n  , 
Herrick  and  Oconee. 


1  lie  Lucai. 


Long  Distance. 

Operating  Rooms  of  the  Central  Office 
Queen  City  and  Shelby  County  Mutual  Telephone  Company, 

Main  Street,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


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The  Hotel  De  Storm, 

20O3  North  Washington  Street.  Opposite  the  Court  House, 

ShelbyvillB,  Illinois. 

Modem  Accommodations  with  Baths  and  Good  Table.     Rates  $1.00  and  $1.50  per  Day. 


Pundt's  Bakery, 

2009  West  Main  Street,         ShelbyviUe,  Illinois. 
An  Up-to-Date  Modern  Establishment. 


|Jai^e  'STttientn-^Sijilit 


Extract  and  Still  Department.  Sectional  View  of  Plant.  Washer  and  Pump  Room. 

E.  J.  Watton's  French  Dry-Cleaning  Plant. 

Only  Dry-Cleaning  Plant  in  Shelby  County. 
Telephone  638.     Office,  2508  Main  Street.    Plant.  South  First  Street,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 


Dr.  B.  V.  Milks'  Vltlkinakv  IIosfual, 

Between  Morgan  Street  and  Br.^adway,  Shelbyville.  Illinois. 
Graduate  of  the  Ontario  Veterinary  College.  Ontario,  Canada. 


A.  F.  Fought' s  Modern,  Up-to-Date  Hotel, 

1815  South  Broadway.  Shelbyville.  Illinois.        Hot  and  Cold  Baths,  Steam  Heat  and  Electric  Lights,  and  Home  Cookine.        Phune  457. 


The  Chicago  &  Eastern  lUino  ;  station  at  i-indlay.  Illinois. 

OUR  DISTINGUISHED   COUNTY  NEIGHBORS. 

Findlai)  -Illinois. 


FiNDLAY,  one  of  Shelbj-- 
ville's  nearest  neighbors,  and 
one  full  of  vigor  and  anibi- 
tiousvitality  is  advantageously 
located  on  two  main  lines  of 
the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois 
Railroad.  It  is  about  nine 
miles  from  Shelbyville,  and 
one  line  of  this  road  gives  it 
convenient  access  to  all  points 
Noi'th  and  South,  and  the 
other  line  gives  it  a  tine  con- 


Mayor  J.  H.  Taylor, 

rindlay,  Illinois. 


nection  with  Pana,  sixteen 
miles  away,  and  all  points 
South  from  thei'e,  and  to  Dan- 
ville and  all  points  East  and 
North  from  there.  Its  location 
for  expansion  and  increased 
business  is  thus  well  pi'ovided 
for.  It  is  one  of  the  hustling 
little  Central  Illinois  points 
which  has  awakened  to  its 
possibilities,  and  with  the 
nucleus    already    established. 


In  the  Picnic  Season. 

The  Outings  About  Findlay  are^Well  Patronized  in  the  Good  Old  Summer  Time. 


^ajjc  ^ltirtg-©ne 


The  Farmers'  State  Bank  of  Findlay,  Illinois. 

Capital  $.'5,000.00 

President,  Thomas  Fleming.       Vice-President.  S.  D.  Parr.        Cashier.  F.  C.  Westervelt. 

Directors— W.  S.  Middlesworth.  J.  C.  Westervelt,  Thomas  Fleming,  S.  D.  Parr,  A.  C.  Atkinson. 


with  its  good  neighbor  Shelbyville  it  is 
destined  to  receive  attentive  notice  in 
the  decade  to  come.  It  has  a  number 
of  fine  cliurches,  good  schools,  and  two 
banks  which  make  a  convenient  finan- 
cial center  for  the  business  people  of 
the  place  and  give  the 
farmers,  a  wealthy, 
prosperous  clientage 
all  about  Findlay, 
and  the  stockraisers 
who  do  a  big  busi- 
ness hereabouts  what 
they  need  for  home 
accommodations  i  n 
the  banking  Ime. 

The  electric  light- 
ing service,  the  tele- 
phone, and  the  water  supply  are  up-to- 
date,  and  the  air  of  prosperity  radiat- 
ing about  Findlay  when  one  walks 
about  its  streets  and  among  its  busi- 
ness places  gives  it  a  cheerful   aspect. 


The  Methodist  Church, 

Findlay,  Illinois. 


There  is  no  dilapidation  here,  but 
thrift  and  aspiration  evident  every- 
whei-e.  On  a  Saturday  the  scenes  about 
its  mercantile  places,  the  banks,  and 
the  station,  the  post  office,  and  all  the 
places  suitable  for  a  "getting  together" 
are  enlivening. 

The  newspaper, 
which  leads  in  all 
enterprises  for  pro- 
gress and  improve- 
ment, is  one  of  the 
best  in  the  county. 
Mrs.  T.  M.  Worley, 
the  editor  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  Findlay 
Enterprise,  has  at 
heart  the  chief  inter- 
ests of  the  place,  and  the  paper  shows 
in  every  section  the  evidences  of  success. 
The  professions  are  liberally  repre- 
sented in  Findlay,  and  the  business 
men    of  this   city  take  commendable 


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The  Findlay  Department  of 
The  0.  H.  Paddock  Lumber  Company,  Lumber  Merchants. 

J.  A.  Combs,  ManaKer  Kindlay  Yards. 

pride  in  keeping  up  with  the  bigger  market  phices  in  catering  to  the  Iniyers  about 
their  section,  and  the  post  office  has  all  the  facilities.  The  elevators,  the  big  lum- 
ber yard  of  the  O.  H.  Paddock  Lumber  Company,  and  the  dry  goods  men,  the 
druggists,  the  grocers,  the  hardware  men,  the  poultry  merchant  and  the  butcher 
all  find  Findlay  a  good  place  in  which  to  live  and  do  business.  The  leading 
insurance  firm  represents  fifteen  of  the  lai'gest  fire  insurance  companies  in  the 
country  and  leach  out  for  business  all  through  the  county.  For  agricultural 
machinery  and  supplies  Findlay  is  also  a  fine  centre. 

There  are  many  elegant  homes  located  in  the  various  parts  of  the  town, 
showing  the  wealth  of  the  leading  men  of  a  city  of  fifteen  hundred  people,  and 
the  general  appearance  of  the  farms  speak  volumes  in  addition. 

Even  the  railroad  station  speaks  favorably  of  the  place  it  serves.  It  is  neat 
and  attractive.  There  are  two  good  hotels,  and  some  good  eating  places,  con- 
veniently located,  all  testimonials  for  a  "live  tow^n." 


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Findlay,  Illinois. 


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The  Telephone  Exchange,  Moweaqua,  Illinois. 

Moweaqua  -Illinois. 

ON  THE  ILLINOIS  CENTRAL. 


A  commanding  position  is  given  the  second 
largest  city  of  Shelby  Coimty  by  its  contiguity  to 
Mason  and  Christian  counties.  Moweaqua  not  only 
lias  2.000  people  to  draw  from  within  its  own  imme- 
diate corporate  borders,  but  it  has  5..500more  to  cater 
to  in  these  close  outlying  sections. 

The  Illinois  Central,  whose  tracks  through  this 
section  are  always  teeming  with  freight  or  passenger 
trains  give  the  city  an  efficient  transportation  ally, 
bringing  it  into  close  relations  with  Decatur,  Assump- 


W.  H.  Miller, 

Mayor, 
Moweaqua.  Illinois. 


tion.  Pana,  and  by  transfer  with 
Shelbyville    a  n  d     Taylorville. 

The  leading  industry  is  coal 
mining.  The  Moweaqua  Com- 
pany mines  -50,000  tons  per  year, 
employs  125  men,  and  has  an 
average  pay  roll  of  $8,000  per 
month.  The  Tile  and  Brick 
Works,  employing  about  twenty- 
five  men,  ships   its  products  to 


The  Public  School,  MowFAguA,  Illinois. 


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The  Baptist  Church, 

Moweaqua.  Illinois. 

all  parts  of  the  State  and  to  the  neigh- 
boring States.  There  are  big  grain 
elevators  located 
here,  a  capacious 
grain  and  Hour 
mill,  and  a  metro- 
politan seed  com- 
pany which  ex- 
tends its  opera- 
tions to  quite  dis- 
tant fields.  There 
are  two  big  lum- 
ber companies. 
The  country  about 
is  rich  in  agricul- 
tural pi'oducts  and 
fruits,  and  it  is  a 
good  centi'e  for  the  stock  buyer,  horse- 
m  an  and 
herdsman, 
n  o  t  w  i  t  h- 
standing 
there  are 
fifty  or  more 
a  u  t  o  m  o  - 
biles  scurry- 
i  n  g  about 
thecountry. 
It  is  a  fine 
dairy  s  e  c  - 
tion  about 
here,  a  good 
poultry  re- 
gion,   a  n  d 


The  Presbyterian  Church 

Moweaqua,  Illinois. 


J.  T.  Haslam  &  Co., 

Dealers  in  Dry  Goods,  Ladies'  and  Children's  Cloaks,  Carpets,  Shoes,  Groceries,  Etc. 
Telephone  30.        Moweaqua,  Illinois. 


The  Methodist  Church, 

i\loweaqua,  Illinois. 

the  whole  farming  district  looks  as  if 
there  was  money  in  the  soil. 

There  is  water  in 
abundance ;  a  tele- 
phone    exchange 
with  600  local  sub- 
scribers,    connect- 
ing  with   all    the 
outside    world    a  s 
well,  and  an  elec- 
tric  lighting    sys- 
tem   giving    the 
best  service  for  all 
purposes.  The  Post 
Office  has  all  the 
latest  facilities — 
rural  fi-ee  delivery, 
parcels  post,  postal  savings,  special  de- 
livery, etc. 
Moweaqua's 
financial 
basis  is  par- 
t  i  c  u  1  a  r  1  y 
noticeable. 
There    are 
three  bank- 
ing estab- 
lishments. 
The  First 
National 
with  a  capi- 
tal of  $m,- 
0  0  0    and 
deposits    of 


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$1:50,000,  and  one 
of  the  p  r  i  V'  a  t  e 
banks  with  a  capi- 
tal of  $50,000.  The 
credit  of  the  mer- 
chants and  farm- 
ers of  the  district 
is  deservedly  high 
as  would  be  natur- 
al in  a  rich  section 
like  this  in  Illinois. 
T  h  e  religious 
.sentiments  of  the 
city  are  represent- 
ed by  five  chuivhes, 
the  Methodists  bav- 
in g  a  beautiful 
new  edifice  with 
a  $2,700  g  r  a  n  d 
organ ;  the  Bap- 
t  i  s  t  s ,  Presbyter- 
ians, the  Christian 
and  the  Catholic. 
Moweaqua  boasts 


Station  of  the  Illinois  '"entral.  .Moweaqua.  Illinois. 


The  Hudson  Drik;  Store, 

B.  F.  Hudson.  .M.D.V..  Proprietor. 

Full  Line  of  Drugs,  Patent  Medicines.  Stationery, 

School  Books  and  Novels. 

West  Street,  Moweaqua,  Illinois. 


a  fine  .school  build- 
ing with  all  the 
modern  improve- 
ments, having  a 
high  school  depart- 
m  e  n  t  fitting  a 
student  for  a  col- 
lege course  in  the 
University  of  Illi- 
nois. 

T  h  e  residence 
sections  of  the  city 
are  not  limited  to 
any  one  point  of 
the  compass.  Fine 
homes  are  located 
in  ditterent  <iuar- 
ters,  and  there  are 
some  distinctively 
aristocratic  look- 
ing bungalows  and 
elegant  houses 
among  them. 


Andrew  &  Adams,  Grain  Dealers. 

Elevator  and  Storage  Capacity  100,000  Bushels.  Phone  37.  Moweaqua,  Illinois. 


Residence  of  Mayor  J.  W.  Selby, 

Tower  Hill,  Illinois. 

Tower  Hill  -Illinois. 

ON  THE  B.  iSi  0.  AND  BIG  FOUR. 

Six  miles  from  the  City  of  Pana  and  ten  from  Shelbyville,  on  the  main  line 
of  the  Big  Four,  and  on  the  Southwestern  Division  of  the  Baltimore  h  Ohio,  there 
lies  a  very  noticeable,  ambitious  neighbor  of  these  two  larger  towns.  Just  outside, 
on  the  Big  Four — on  the  Pana  side — the  ti-anscontinental  lines  make  a  point  of 
'holding  up"  for  the  big  through  passenger  trains  to  pass  each  other,  thus  leading 
to  the  query  of  "what  place  is  this?" 

Just  before  you  reach  it  from  the  Shelbyville  side  there  is  a  big  coal  mine 
which  makes  it  specially  observable  from  this  point,  and  while  the  census  gives 
them  a  population  of  less  than  1.200  souls,  they  have  the  spirit  of  some  thousands, 
and  ambitions  to  correspond.  Mining  is  the  backbone  in  the  industrial  field,  but 
Tower  Hill  has  another  still  more  lucrative  field  from  which  to  draw  trade  and 
traffic,  and  with  the  railroad  connections  they  have  to  Lakewood,  Cowden,  Herrick, 
Effingham,  and  good  roads  to  Oconee  and  the  many  agricultural  centers  about 
Tower  Hill  can  count  upon  a  great  urban  and  suburban  resource  which  Uncle 
Sam's  census  takers  have  not  given  her  credit  for. 

They  have  a  number  of  fine  churches  for  her  people ;  a  commodious  modern 
school  building;  with  two  hotels,  and  a  well-capitalized  bank  with  a  responsibility 
of  $'500,000  where  they  can  transact  that  portion  of  their  financial  business.  The 
Tower  Hill  Bank  is  located  centrally  on  the  main  street,  and  is  the  favorite  place 
of  deposit  for  both  farmer  and  miner. 

Among  her  merchants  there  are  all  usually  found  in  a  central  point  like 
Tower  Hill.  The  drygoodsmen.  the  clothiers,  the  hardware  dealer,  the  tailor,  the 
grain  and  feed  man,the  photographer,  the  confectioner,  the  boot  and  shoe  man.  a 
number  of  grocers  and  butchers,  the  milliner,  the  professional  men — the  doctors 
and   the  lawyers,  the  carriage  and  wagon  maker,  the  stable  man,  the  furniture 

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Headquarters  for  General  Merchandise  and  Miners'  Supplies. 

J.  W.  Selby.  Proprietor,  Tower  Hill,  Illinois, 

man,  the  grain  elevators,  the  real  estate  man,  and  some  of  the  largest  general 
furnishing  stores  in  the  country.  In  fact  there  are  all  the  things  necessary  for 
comfort  and  good  living  in  a  growing  town. 

Its  newspaper.  The  Breeze,  a  weekly,  sets  the  pace  for  the  progressive  spirits 
in  its  section,  and  backs  up  all  good  propositions  for  the  betterment  of  Tower  Hill, 
and  is  all  the  time  for  home  and  county.  With  Pana  on  one  side  and  Shelbyville 
on  the  other  it  has  a  good-natui-ed  rivalry,  making  up  in  spirit  and  audacity  what 
is  wanting  in  numbers. 

Among  the  homes  of  this  industrial  and  farming  town  there  are  many  fine 
buildings,  and  they  are  not  confined  to  any  one  section,  there  being  tasteful  and 
notable  ones  on  either  side  of  the  railroad  tracks.  On  the  higher  lands,  up  from 
the  ])usiness  section,  there  are  many  fine  places,  and  in  the  country  for  miles 
around  the  cozy  and  comfortable,  the  pi'etentious  and  bigger  farm  places,  which 
indicate  that  Tower  Hill  has  a  backbone  with  which  to  brace  up  its  frontal — the 
coal  mines. 

With  its  telephone  handy  for  all  sections,  gas,  electricity,  plenty  of  water 
for  all  purposes,  and  its  fine  railroad  facilities,  the  ever  ready  automobile  for 
immediate  use,  and  good  liveries,  Tower  Hill  is  in  touch  with  modern  cities. 
She  means  to  grow. 

Tower  Hill's  neighbors,  Oconee,  Lakewood,  Cowden,  and  Herrick,  in  this 
southwestern  section  of  Shelby  County,  give  her  a  backing  of  good  substantial 
quality  to  which  she  can  turn  tor  expansion  in  trade  matters.  Lakewood  is  aljout 
six  miles  away  on  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio,  and  is  first  on  the  line  of  railroad,  with 
two  hundred  good  people.  Cowden  is  the  next  of  importance  in  this  direction. 
With  its  1,000  people  and  two  banks,  and  with  the   B.  (S:  O.  acting  as  transporta- 


A  Little  Section  of  Fremont  Street,  Tower  Hill,  Illinois. 


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Looking  Up  the  Main  Street,  with  the  Depot  on  the  Risht,  Tower  Hill.  Illinois 

tion  agent,  it  is  a  railroad  center  of  some  note  as  well  as  a  live  stock  district  of 
increasing  growth.  It  has  a  number  of  fine  churches,  many  notable  private  resi- 
dences, and  one  of  the  very  best  public  school  buildings  in  this  section  of  Shelby 
County.  The  newspaper  ofhce  is  one  of  the  up-to-date  establishments,  and  the 
O.  A.  Jewell  weekly  is  a  leader  in  public  matters  in  this  end  of  the  county.  There 
are  two  good  hotels,  telephones,  electricity,  gas,  plenty  of  water,  and  Post  Office 
facilities  covering  parcels  post,  rural  free  delivery  and  postal  savings.  The  rail- 
road brings  them  into  close  connection  with  Tower  Hill. 

By  a  convenient  transfer  at  Cowden,  Tower  Hill  is  brought  into  rapport 
with  Herrick  on  the  Clover  Leaf  Railroad,  and  this  gives  them  another  1,000 
people  to  cater  to.  It  is  a  lively  little  conmiunity,  with  a  fine  school,  some  good 
churches,  a  bank  of  its  own  and  its  newspaper,  postoffice,  and  some  enterprising 
business  men  in  lumber,  grain,  coal,  stock,  etc..  with  a  fertile  country  around  it, 
it  makes  another  desirable  market  for  Tower  Hill. 

Oconee,  a  nearby  town,  is  brought  into  the  way  of  trade  by  team  and  auto, 
and  with  the  constantly  increasing  availability  of  the  automobile  in  chasing  up  and 
delivering  orders  Tower  Hill  has  an  opportunity  for  expansion  all  about  south- 
western Shelby  County.  With  a  far-seeing  Mayor  at  the  head  of  its  public  poli- 
cies all  these  little  modern  facilities  tor  the  increase  of  trade  are  being  utilized, 
and  Towner  Hill  "is  in  the  running"  with  Pana  and  Shelbyville  for  a  generous 
share  of  what's  going  for  fifteen  or  twenty-five  miles  outside  of  its  own  special  limits. 
The  country  all  about  this  district  is  very  fertile,  and  the  farmers,  poultry  men 
and  stock  raisers  are  well-to-do  and  progressive  in  all  matters. 


J.  A.  Cannon, 

Dealer  in  Hardware,  Stoves.  Lumber,  Building  Material,  I-  umiture.  Farm  Implements,  Glass.  Paint,  Oil.  Etc. 
Phone  372.    Fremont  Street.  Tower  Hill,  Illinois. 


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A  Main  Street  View,  Stewardson,  Illinois. 


Stewardson  -Illinois. 

ON  THE  WABASH  AND  THE  CLOVER  LEAF. 


Stewakdsox  lies  South  of  Shelbyville  seventeen  miles. 
It  can  be  reached  by  the  Wabash  or  the  Clover  Leaf 
by  train,  or  by  the  overshadowing  automobile.  It  is  one  of 
the  enterpris- 


ing  munici- 
palities whose 
industries  are 
the  dairy 
farming  and 
hnkjHL  livestock  rais- 

ing naturally 
centering  in 
the  nearest 
banking  town.  Two  railroads — the 
Clover  Leaf  and  the  Wabash—  are  the 
main  outlets  for  transportation. 

There  are  two   good   banks  here, 
the    First   National    with    capital    and 


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W.    ri.   tlOLMES,   M.U. 

Mayor 
Stewardson,  Illinois. 


The  High  School, 

Stewardson,  Illinois. 


Main  and  Cedar  Streets,  Stewardson,  Illinois. 

Williams  &  Mcintosh  and  the  Wabash  Depot  in  the  Immediate  Foreground  at  the  Left. 


surplus  of  $30,000,  and 
the  Fainiiers  &:  Merchants 
witli  responsibility  of 
$•200,000.  The  Post  Office 
has   the    Postal    Savings, 

First  National  Bank, 

Stewardson.  Illinois. 
Capital  and  Surplus.  !3O,00O.CO. 
A.  C.  Mautz.  President. 

G.  C.  Bartscht,  Vice-President. 

T.  H.  Bauer.  Cashier. 

Directors— Wm.   Frede.    Geo.  W.  Voris, 

C.  F.  Rincker.  F  T.  Engel,  A.  C. 

Mautz.  G.  C.  Bartscht. 


Parcels   Post  and    Rural 
Free  Delivery. 

The  school  facilities  are  on  broad  lines,  with  a  good  high  school  course,  and 
the  churches  of  recent  date  show  further  the  new  spirit  and  a  progressive  com- 
munity. The  First  Meth- 
odist has  a  tine  building 
with  a  large  congregation. 
The  Christian  Church 
represents  a  constituency 
di'awn  fioni  ten  miles 
around,  and  the  German 
Lutheran  that  element 

Residence  of  A.  C.  Mautz, 

President  First  National  Bank. 
Stewardson.  Illinois. 


which  in  so  many  Illinois 

centers  has  added  strength 

to  the  secular  and  religious  life  of  the  c 

with   .some  strong  members  ;    tlie   Fre: 


ommunity.  The  Adventists  have  a  church 
I  Methodists  a  home  of  their  own,  and  the 
Christian  Scientists  are 
also  well  represented  in 
Stewardson. 

The  City  Park,  one 
of  the  breathing  spots,  is 
the  center  for  I'ecreation, 
political  and  camp  meet- 
ings, and  is  the  general 
center  for  gatherings  of 
import- 
ance. 

The 
city  gov- 
ernment is  represented  by 
the  Mayor,  Dr.  Holmes, 
and  the  Board  of  Alder- 


The 
Methodist  Church, 

Stewardson.  Illinois. 


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Residence  oe  Dr.  W.  F.  Holmes,  Mayor  of  Stewardson, 

Comer  East  Main  and  Church  Streets,  Stewardson,  lUinois. 


men.  In  "tire  tighteis" 
there  is  a  good  volunteer 
depai'tnient,and  for  police 
pi'otection  a  n  adecjuate 
regular  and  special  foi'ce. 
Electricity  plays  its  im- 
portant part  in  the  street 
lighting,  home  illumina- 
tion and  for  manufactur- 
ing purposes.  One  of  the 
enterprising  up  -  to  -  date 
firms.  Messrs.  Williams  &: 
Mcintosh,  assumed  the 
responsibility  of  install- 
ing a  first-class  plant  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  community,  and  in  an 
independent  capacity  under  the  style  of  the  Stewardson  Electric  Light  Plant 
cover  all  points.  The  new  residences  tell  what  spirit  is  alive  hei-e,  and  the  enter- 
prisingmer-  , 

chant  a  n  d 
trader 
show  in  var- 
ious w  ays 
t  hey  com- 
prehend the 
w  ay  the 
wind  is  go- 
ing to  blow. 
About  :U)() 
business 
concerns  are 

already  located  here ;  among  them,  two  dairies,  a  brick  and  tile  works,  a  concrete 
block  manufactory,  large  flour  and  grain  mill,  a  big  grain  elevator,  extensive 
lumber  yard,  a  great  variety  of  general  business,  and  a  fine  line  of  professional 
men,  with  a  very  good 
hotel  for  the  traveling 
public  near  the  depot.  I 

The  Clipper,  the  newsy 
eight-page  weekly  pub- 
lished here,  is  the  expon- 
ent of  the  progressive 
element,  and  is  taking  a 
sincere  and  earnest  intei-- 
est  in  the  growth  of 
Stewardson.  The  next  five 

years  should  mean  50  per         „  r.  r-  ,  ^ 

.  .  .  Headquarters  of  the  bTEWARDSON  Llectric  Lighting  Company, 

cent  mcrease  m  expansion.  WlUiams  &  Mcintosh.  Proprietors.       Pine  Street,  Stewardson,  Illinois. 


Wm.  Frede, 

President 
Stewardson  Commerci.il  Club. 


Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception, 

Stewardson,  Illinois. 


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The  Big  Four  Depot.  Windsor,  Illinois. 


Windsor- Illinois. 

ON  THE  BIG  FOUR  AND   THE  WABASH. 


One  of  the  good-looking  centers 
along  the  lines  of  the  Big  Four  focuses 
in  Windsor,  which  lies  ten  miles  from 
Shelby  vi  He 
on  the  West 
and  thir- 
teen from 
Mattoon  on 
the  East. 
The  trim, 
tidy  appear- 
ance of  its 
main  busi- 
ness street, 
which  runs 
p  arallel 
with  the 
tracks  of 
the  big  i-ail- 
road,  com- 
mands for 
the  city  the  immediate  respect  of  trav- 
elers on  the  trains  or  the  business  men 


Commercial  State  Bank  of  Windsor,  Illinois. 

Capital  and  Surplus  $60,000.00. 

A.  T.  CoUison.  President.    Thos.  F.  Collison,  Vice-President.    A.  C.  Grays,  Cashier. 
C.  C.  Firebaugh.  Asst.  Cashier.     R.  C.  Grays.  .\sst.  Cashier. 

Directors :    J.  H.  Wallace,  W.  R.  Storm,  Thos.  F.  Collison,  A.  T.  Collison,  A.  G.  Grays. 


who  drop  off  for  a  nearer  acquaintance- 
ship. The  census  gives  the  place  about 
one  thousand  people,  but  as   a  traffic 

center  the 
business 
elements 
draw  trade 
from  a  fine 
agricultur- 
a  1  district 
giving 
them  a  re- 
serve of  an- 
o  t  li  e  r  five 
thousand. 
The  Wabash 
Railroad  is 
their  second 
transconti- 
nental line, 
makingtwo 


good  connections  for  local  and  general 
transportation  service.    They  have  elec- 


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A  Section  ot  the  .Main  Street.  Windsur,  lihnois.. 


tricity  for  li  o  ni  e  s, 
streets  and  in  a  ii  u- 
facturing  purposes, 
with  good  water  in 
abundance.  The  edu- 
cational facilities  are 
of  the  best.  The 
high  school  course 
covers  four  years,  and 
incidentally  domestic 
science  u  n  d  e  r  the 
auspices  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  The  religious  life  of 
the  city  is  well  represented  by  the 
Methodists,  Presbyterians,  Christians, 
and  Universalists.     Some  of  the   new 


better  t  o  w  n.  The 
Windsor  Ci  a  z  e  1 1  e 
represents  the  news- 
paper influence  in 
this  district.  It  backs 
the  women  i  n  their 
efforts  for  general 
betterment,  and 
shows  the  men  with 
ambition  and  grit 
how  to  improve  mat- 
ters, get  together 
and  increase  the  prosperity  and  the 
inff  uence  of  the  City  of  Windsor. 

There  are  two  banks,  the  Commer- 
cial State   and  the  Citizen's  State,  hav- 


edifices  show  distinctly  the  upward  and         ing  a  combined  capital  and  surplus  of 


A  Residential  Section,  Windsor,  Illinois. 


progi'essive  tendency  in  church  archi- 
tecture. In  the  residential  sections  there 
are  many  fine  homes  showing  the  taste 
of  the  community  ; 
and  the  streets  have 
the  big,  wide-spread- 
ing maples  which  vie 
with  the  elm  that 
makes  New  England 
centers  so  atti'active 
to  the  eye.  The 
\\^oman's  C  1  ii  b  of 
Windsor  is  a  m  e  m- 
ber  of  the  State  Fed- 
eration. It  is  the 
leading  local  civic 
organization  for  the  advancement  of 
every  good  thing  which  makes  for  a 


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The  Christian  Church, 

Windsor.  Illinois. 


>"i,000,  showing  their  ability  to  take 
care  efficiently  of  the  finances  of  the 
district.  With  two  big  grain  elevators 
and  stock  yards,  con- 
venient to  both  rail- 
roads, Wind.sor  h  a  s 
exceptional  facilities 
for  handling  stock 
and  grain.  It  is  an 
important  poultry 
district  with  good 
dairj'  facilities  for 
the  shipment  of  milk 
and  cieam.  It  has 
no  brewery  but  a 
large  establishment, 
The  Windsor  Bottling  Works,  supply- 
ing the  country  about  with  soft  drinks. 


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The  Windsor  Branch 

The  0.  H.  Paddock  Lumber  Co.,  Lumber  Merchants. 

Windsor,  Illinois. 


There  is  a  good  com- 
fortable hotel  and  a 
goodly  array  of  general 
stores,  and  a  w  e  1 1- 
stocked  lumber  yard. 
The  city  governinent 
is  in  charge  o  f  t  h  e 
Mayor  and  a  Board  of 
Aldermen,  backed  by 
a  citizenship  which  is 
looking  for  new  indus- 
tries and  desirable  in- 
vestors. The  trolley 
question,  which  helps 
solve  a  good  many 
questions  of  growth 
and  expansion,  has 
been  agitated,  and  at 
the  present  there  i  s 
under   consideration  a 


Elevator  of  the  Windsor  Grain  Co. 

Buyers.  Dealers  and  Shippers  of  Grain.  Seeds,  Ground 
Feeds  and  Meal.  Windsor,  111. 


S.  L.  Wallace,  President 
W.  A.  Fling,  Treasurer ; 

Elevator  on  Big  Four  Track 


B.  Marsh,  Vice-President ; 
W.  B.  Wallace,  Secy.-Mgr. 


line  from  Hillsboro  via 
Windsor  to  Mattoon. 
As  for  telephone  service 
the  system  already  in 
use  for  local  and  gen- 
eral purposes  gives  effi- 
cient service. 

A  nice  little  City 
Park  is  the  point  for 
band  concerts,  h  o  m  e 
comings,  and  all  the 
outdoor  meetings, 
political,  fraternal  and 
religious,  and  i  s  the 
envy  of  some  less  for- 
tunate neighbors.  The 
fraternal  societies  are 
well  represented.  The 
Masons  and  Odd  Fel- 
lows own  their  homes. 


The  Windsor  Bottling  Works. 

W.  L.  Bowen,  Proprietor.  Bottlers  of  All  Flavors  of  Soft  Drinks. 

North  of  Wabash  Depot.  Windsor.  Illinois.  Phone  117. 


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Ka$ka$Kia  Livestock  Insurance  Co. 

Incorporated  Under  the  Laws  of  the  State  of  IlHnois. 


Insures  Horses,  Mules  and  Cattle  Against 
Loss  by  Death  from  Disease,  Accident, 
Fire  and  Lightning.     :-:     :-:     :-:     :-:     :-:     :-: 


HOME  OFFICE,  KASKASKIA  BUILDING, 


SHELBYVILLE,  ILLINOIS 


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GEO.  M.  HUDSON 

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 

Office  Over  Shelby  County  State  Bank, 
Main  Street,  Shelbyville,  111. 


RESIDENCE, 


2812   WALNUT   STREET. 


^  -  DOWNES  &  SON 


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FOR  BEST  GRADES 

Kansas  Turkey  Wheat  Flour. 
./;/,/  all  kinds  Mill  Feeds,  Chicken 
Feeds,  Wheat,  Corn,  Oats,  Hay 
and  Strav^^. 

Tankage  and  Oil  Meal. 

Highest  Prices  Paid  for  Faun   Products 

South  Morgan  St.,     Shelbyville,  111. 


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TTLip     DAI    A/^C    QUir^P    QTODC"      Cor.  Main  And   Broadway 

'    nC      l^/^l-»^V^C     On^>^C     O    l    <^nC,     fLEMIiSG  &  STROHL,    Proprietors 

FOR    FOOTWEAR    FOR   ALL    SEASONS. 

We  show  all  the  novelties,  all  the  Fabrics,  all  Leathers  and  Colors,  Button  or   Lace,   Pumps  and  Straps,  for 

all  ages— infants  a  specialty.     No  trouble  to  show  goods  or  fasten  the  buttons. 
PHONE  No.  444  GEO.  W.  KERR,  Manager 

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Queen  City  Laundry  ||    ®Iti>  iFtuiilaij  iEntrr^jriH? 

E     R     KNECHT     Proorietor  ''*'"''  Mrs.  T.  M.  WORLEY,  Editor  and  Publisher. 

•X-  FINDLAY,    ILLINOIS. 

FAMILY    WASHING  A  SPECIALTY.  •;":•       t,       „     .    d  ■      m     .i  cv    n      r-        f 

•:-;•        The    Best    Paper  in    Northern  Shelby  County. 

Laundry  Called  For  and  Delivered.  Phone  276.    •',"[•    Job  Work  a  Specialty.  Your  Patronage  Solicited 

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AKENHEAD  ""^Es 

Cor.  IMain  and  Morgan  Sts.,     Shelbyville,  III. 

ji'!iy*Ai'"'iAAXxsxsxi'ii'ii'"y"y'? 

GLOBE  HOtEL 

Opposite   Depot.  Mrs.   MARY  C.   PERRY,   Proprietor.  FINDLAY,  ILLINOIS. 

Good  Meals.  Comfortable  Rooms. 


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H.  M.  SCARBOROUGH.  President. 
J.  C.  WESTERVELT.  Vice  President. 


t,.  C.  WESTERVELT,  Treasurer 
GEO.  D.  CHAFEE.  Attorney. 


The  Citizens'  Savings  &  Loan  Association 

OF    SHELBYVILLE,    ILLINOIS.  (Established  1875.  i 

Loans  on  City  Property.        For  Rales  Apply  to  E.  J.  SCARBOROUGH,  Secretary,  '^'^fnk'^Bid'g".'" 


OFFICE  PHONE  45.                                RESIDENCE  PHONE  39. 

A.  MILLIGAN.                                                 W.  M.  RUFF. 
Lawyer.                                                     Immigration  Agent. 

DAVID  A.  MILLIGAN, 

MILLIGAN  &  RUFF, 

ATTORNEY  AT  LA>V^ 

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REAL  ESTATE,  LOANS 
AND  INSURANCE. 

LAW  AND  LOANS. 

iRST  National  Bank  Building.      Second  Floor. 

IQI  Shelbyville,  III. 

First  National  Bank  Bldg.,      Shelbyville,  III.   IxI  Phones  85  and  39.       office.  Mutual  45. 


GEO.  D.  CHAFEE. 


WM.  H.  CHEW. 


CHAFEE  &  CHEW, 

ATTORNEYS. 

SHELBYVILLE.      ILLINOIS. 

NOTARY  AND  STENOGRAPHER  IN  OFFICE.  REFERENCE:    FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 

SPARKS  BUSIN 

gTANDS  for  High  Grade,  Practical  Education  for  the 

Masses;   Complete  Equipment;  Thorough  Courses  of 

Study;  Competent  Teachers,  and  Successful  Graduates. 

Sparks  Conservatory  Offers  Splendid  Courses  of  Study  in  Music  and  Elocution. 

For  Information,  Address  the  President,  If.  D.  SPARKS,  Shelbvville.  Illinois. 

W.  C.  &  W.  L.  Kelley  I   George  B.  Rhoads, 

ATTORNEYS  AT  LAW.  ig  LAWYER. 

Office  Over  Shelby  County  State  Bank,         <<; 

W.  L.  Kelley,  Notary  Public.  SHELBYVILLE,  ILL.    «j    FiRST  NATIONAL  BaNK   BlDG.  ,       ShELBYVILLE,    IlL. 

Franklin  Pierce  Bivins,  M.D., 

GENERAL  PRACTICE  OF  MEDICINE. 

OFFICE  IN  THE  UNION  BUILDING.  SHELBYVILLE,  ILLINOIS 


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Kaskaskia  aFnltarra  (Co. 

WHOLESALE    DEALERS    IN 

TOBACCO,  Cigars  and  Smokers" 
Articles. 


WE   RECOMMEND 


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1903  Morgan  Street, 


Shelbyville,   III 


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T.  II.  RlGll TER 

I^AWYEH    AM>    Ex-COUNTY    .JUDGE. 

All   Legal   Business  Solicited.     Special  Attention  Given  to 
Probate  Court  Work. 

OFFICE  IN  KASKASKIA  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  BLOC.    ■    -    SHELBYVILLE,  ILL 

Phones:    Residence  216;    Office  100. 


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Residence  Phone  31.  Office  Phone  277. 

^y.  J.  EDDY,  M.  D. 

1M1V!*ICIAN  AND  SURGEON. 

HOURS:    9:00  to  12:00  and  1:00  to  4:00. 

-     Shelbyville,  III. 


1923  South  Broadway. 


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PORTRAIT     AND     LANDSCAPE 

DESIGNINGS  OF  ALL  KINDS 
Syndicate  Building,         SHELnvviLLE,  III. 

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E.  M.  HOPKINS 

HOOKS,     DRUGS    AND    AVALL     PAPER 

191S  M.\iN  Street,  Shelbyville,  III. 

Phone   301. 

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The  Largest  Circulated  Newspaper  in  Shelby  County. 


All  Kinds  of  Job  Printing  Executed  Neatly  and  Quickly. 


Qti^e  ^i^elbr:gVJiU)e  fflientacrat 


ISAAC  S.  STORM,  Editor, 
'CLEAN  AND  WHOLESOME- 
A  HOME   NEWSPAPER." 


G.  W,  COOK,  Manager. 

<sHFT  RYVTT  T  F    TT  T  splendid  premiums  given 

0111jJ-iU  1    V  11jJ_.Li,     iJ_,Li.  with  CASH   SUBSCRIPTIONS. 


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PHONE    269. 

MAUI  OX  F.  BKOYLES 

General  Contractor  and  Builder. 

Residence,  2211  South  Fifth  St..         •         SHELBYVILLE,  ILL. 
ESTIMATES  FURNISHED  ON  APPLICATION. 

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SHELBY   COUNTY 
TITLE  ABSTRACT   COMPANY. 

INCdRPOR.ATED. 

E.  M.  Ragan,  Manager.  SHELBYVILLE  COURT  HOUSE,  ILLINOIS. 

Abstracts  of  Title  Compiled.         Titles  E.<iamlned  and 
Perfected.     All  Work  Guaranteed. 


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ROIilSON  SISTEKS' 

DRESS  ^L\KIN(i  TAKLORS 

Patterns  Cut  to  Measure.    Cutting,  Fitting,  Plaiting,  Tucking. 

WE  GUARANTEE  ALL  OUR  WORK. 

Expert  Corsetleres.  See  Our  FRONT    LACING 

CORSETS-AII  the  Latest  Models. 

Odd  Fellows  Bldg..  Main  and  Broadway,  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 
Residence  Phone  694.  Phone  713. 


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Automobile  Accessories 
and  Supplies. 


Repairing  of  All  Kinds. 
Lubricants.     Gasoline. 


SHELBY  COUNTY  GARAGE, 

J.  W,  WOLF,  Proprietor. 


WEST  MAIN  STREET, 


SHELBYVILLE,    ILL. 


30E 


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Phones,  Mutual-Office  311.  Residence  465 

O.  AV.  HARRIS 

Drainage  Contractor  and  Engineer. 

OFFICE,    COURT    HOUSE    BASEMENT, 
Factory  Agent  for  Drain  Tile,  Sewer  Pipe.  Paving  Brick,  Hollow 
Wall  Blocks,  Common  Brick  and  Face  Brick  of  all  shades  &  colors 


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TANTZ    imOTIIKRS 

Established  18,S,S. 

FUNERAL  DIRECTORS   AND   EMBALMERS 


Office  Phone  66. 
1820-22-24  Main  Street, 


Residence  623. 

Shelbyville,    Illinois. 


TOWER  HILL,  ILL. 

W  E  \V\LKFR   President  T.  C.  DOVE.  Vice  President  E.  G.  FOSTER.  Cashier  H.  H.  RUNKEL,  Asst.  Cashier 

TOWER  HILL  BANK 


TOWER  HILL.  ILLINOIS. 


7-,  '1  -i-j.        oonr\  nf\f\  f\n  interest  paid  on  time  deposits. 

KeSpOnSlbllltl)      0  JUU,U(JU.UU  we  do  a  General  Banking  Business  and  Can  Supply  Your  Wants. 


We  Solicit  Your  Business. 

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QUALITY  SERVICE  QUANTITY 

J.  W.  SELBY 

General  Merchandise 

Groceries,  Dry  Goods,  Boots  and  Shoes, 

Hay,  Bran,  Etc.         Furnishings.  Clothing. 

MINERS'  SUPPLIES         tower  hTlu  ill.        FARMERS'  SUPPLIES 

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WINDSOR,  ILL 


J.  W.  GRISSOM.  President 

G.  W.  ROGERS.  Vice-President 

FRANK  T.  MOLONEY.Vice-President 

M.  H.  WALKER.  Cashier  Qp    WINDSOR,   ILL. 


CITIZENS'  STATE  BANK 


Safety  Deposit  Boxes  for  Rent  CAPITAL  $25,000.00 

Your  Patronage  Solicited 


DIRECTORS 

.  W.  GRISSOM 

G.  W.  ROGERS 

FRANK  T.  MOLONEY 

J.  A.  LINVILL 

W.  R.  DUNCAN 

Interest  Paid  on 

Time  Deposits 

P.  G.  RAMSEY 

SHIPPER  AND  PACKER  OF  POULTRY,  BUTTER 

AND  EGGS 

piioxt:  04  WINDSOR,  ILL. 

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STEWARDSON,  ILL. 

.„...™....™™.— 


WM.  FREDE.  President 

A.  C.  MANTZ,  Secretary-Treasurer 

DIRECTORS  ^^^ 

Wm.  Frede  D  M.  Duddlesten  STEWARDSON,     ILLINOIS 

^•^^v"'"  A.C.  Mautz  INCORPORATED   1902 

G.  W.  Voris  L.  Zerr  


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MOWEAQUA 

OFFICE  PHONE  83-2.  RESIDENCE  PHONE   -"1-3 

Dr.  H.  S.  WOOTERS,  D.V.M. 

Graduate  Chicago  Veterinary  College. 

Special  Attention  to  the  Care  of  all  Animals.  All  Surgical  Work  Guaranteed. 

OFFICE  AND  HOSPITAL,   HEDGES'  BARN,  SOUTH  COMMERCIAL  STREET. 

H .  F .  b  A  Y  iSomley ^s  « 

DEALER  IN  GENERAL        u        We  Make  Faccs  and  Heads 

MERCHANDISE  p: 

Groceries,  Hardware,  Paints.  Oils,  Wagons  id:  ^'"'"^  ''!,  ^°"''  Pointings  for  framing 

and  a  full  line  of  John  Deere  j±  Commercial  work  a 

Farm  Implements  ^^^  Specialty 


PHONE    52.  ,   , 

V    PHONE 


MOWEAQUA,    ILLINOIS  g    262  Moweaqua, Illinois 

OFFICE  PHONE   113  RESIDENCE  PHONE   120 

S.  S.  CLAPPER 

ATTORNEY  AND  COUNSELOR 

MOWEAQUA,  ILLINOIS 

The  Success  of 

"Shelbyville  Today" 

With  Sketches  of  MOWEAQUA  and  the  Other  Leading  Cities  of 
Shelby  County,  Owes   Much  to 

THE  PHOTOGRAPHERS: 

Akenhead  and  Reed  of  Shelbyville, 

Dickey  of  Cowden,  McElroy  of  Pana 

and  Bromley  of  Moweaqua, 

Whose  Good  Works  are  Shown  all  Through  Its  Pages. 

^si,  Moweaqua  News.^si^ 

J.  E.  LONGENBAUGH,  Editor 

All  Kinds  of  Job    Work  and  Fancg  Printinji 

^sii  a  Specialty  .esc 

MOWEAQUA  ---___  ILLINOIS 

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Office  Phone  108. 

Residence  Phone  312. 

J.  OTTO  HEINZ 

Sanitary 
Plumbing 

steam  and  Hot  Water 

Heating, 

Gas  Fitting. 

Dealer  in  Pumps,  Wind- 
mills. Gasoline  Engines, 
Acetylene  Light  Machines, 
Lightning  Rods,  and  Every- 
1_.  jy  thing  in  the  Threshing  Sup- 
r^^l§3    ply  Line. 


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bAiMTAKY   PLUMBER 

steam  and  Gas  Fitter 

Shelbyville,       -       -      Illinois 


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CHAS. E.CHESTER,  Civil  Engineer  and  Deputy  County  Surveyor 

LAND  SURVEYS. 

I  have  the  only  set  of  Field  Notes  in  Shelby  County,  and  it  takes  Field  Notes  to  make  surveys. 
Drainage  District  Surveys.     Tile  Drain  Surveys.     Lot  Surveys,  Sewers.         Paving.         Waterworks, 

Phones — Residence  Hi.  Oftice  24". 

JPnbltrttii  f  r0m0tt0u  for  iiiBSiBBtp^t  Halbii  (Eittpa. 


PUBLESHEE, 
ASTEE  PEIMTEE, 

Aimdl  Pr©m©it®]r  ©IF  Pualblicat  j  f ©r  Mkinssnppi  ¥alky  Ciitn®So 

Has  Published  Finely  Illustrated  Books  for  the  Following  Cities: 

Washington,  D.  C.  Belleville,  Illinois.  Alton,  Illinois. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.  Hillsboro,  Illinois. 

Paris,  Illinois.  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

Portland,  Maine.  Staunton-Litchfield,  111. 

Every  aspiring  City  in  this  Valley  needs  a  dignified,  representative  Book,  not  only  to  foster 
civic  pride  at  home,  but  to  "Hold  out  the  Glad  Hand"  to  new  enterprises,  and  focus 
the  attention  of  desirable  people  right  on  this  magnificent  section.  I  shall  be  pleased 
to  hear  from  Chambers  of  Commerce  and  Boards  of  Trade  in  any  City  of  the 
Valley  with  a  view  to  co-operating  with  them  in  the  publication  and  handling  of 
books  for  their  cities. 

Address,  J.  A.  REID,  Publisher,  318  Court  Street,  Alton,  Illinois. 

p.  S. — There  is  aWays  opportunity  on  my  Advertising  Staff  for  first-class 

Men  and  Women. 


Pana,  Illinois. 
Providence,  R.  I. 
Newport,  R.  I. 


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Stewardson,  Illinois. 


When  You  Get  Acquainted  With  This 
"Sir  You  Will  Surely  Want  One 

A  drive  in  the  Studebaker  "SIX"  will  charm   and  convince   you. 

Demonstrations  free 

WM.  FREDE,  AOKXT 

Phone  No.  33  STEWARDSON.  ILL. 

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MANUFACTURERS  OF  FARM   DRAIN  TILE 

AND  BUILDING  BRICKS 

PHONE  44  STEWARDSON,  ILL. 

D    M     DUDDLESTEN.  Proprietor  J.  C.  DUDDLESTEN.  Secy,  a  Treas. 

STEWARDSON  PACKING  CO. 

PORK  PACKERS 

PHONF    No    AA 

Makers  OF  THE  Famous  STEWARDSON  Z.-'... 

Pork  Sausage  AND  Lily  Brand  Lard         Our  Motto  "High  Grade  STEWARDSON,   ILL. 

Job  Work  a  Specialty.  Your  Patronage  Solicited. 

STEWARDSON  CLIPPER 

Stknvardsox.  Ii>i.inoik 

A  Real  Home  Newspaper.  JOHN  W.  BAILEY,  Editor  and  Publisher. 

Cash  Buyers  of  Cream  and  Manufacturers  of 

®lir  (Elnitrr  lloHsam  Irauii  (Err am^ry  lutter  ^'ImJoiT"' 


SHELBYVILLE,  ILL. 

On  the  Big  Four  and  the 
Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  Railroads 

For  New  Manufacturing 

Industries 

Has  Boundless  Capacity  and  Opportunities 


UNLIMITED  COAL  RESOURCES 

The  coal  fields  of  Central  and  Southern  Illinois  have  made  these  sections  famous  during  the 
last  few  years  throughout  all  the  manufacturing  centers  of  the  United  States,  and  Shelbyville  is  in 
touch  with  a  boundless  supply  of  coal  within  its  own  limits  and  immediately  available  at  its  doors. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  AND  POWER 

The  city  owns  and  controls  the  plant  for  power  and  light.  This  plant  is  centrally  located, 
equipped  with  all  modern  machinery,  and  is  an  up-to-date,  efficient  servant  of  the  people  for  night 
and  day  use.  This  combination  allows  a  cheaper  rate  than  is  possible  in  any  city  outside  of  the 
very  largest. 

AN  UNLIMITED  SUPPLY  OF  WATER 

The  City  of  Shelbyville  has  an  unlimited  supply  of  well  water  furnished  to  the  public  for  all 
manufacturing,  domestic  and  other  purposes  by  the  City  Water  Company  of  Shelbyville,  a  company 
whose  reliability  is  untarnished  and  unquestioned. 

FOR  TRANSPORTATION  OF  FREIGHT 

Two  of  the  Great  Transcontinental  Lines,  the  Big  Four  and  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  rail- 
roads, are  equipped  to  give  the  most  efficient  service— making  Shelbyville  one  of  the  important 
objective  points  of  the  two  systems  both  for  Freight  and  Passenger  service. 

For  information,  address  either 

D.  A.  MILLIGAN.  Mayor. 

or  W.  S.  MIDDLEWORTH,  President  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

SHELBYVILLE.  ILLINOIS. 


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One  of  the  Largest  Agencies  in  Shelby  County,    Representing 
Strongest  and  Best  Companies  Doing  Business  in  America.    No  Ris 
None  Too  Small  for  Our  Careful  Attention. 

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ESTABLISHED    1874 


Responsibility  $150,000.00 
Safety  Deposit  Boxes  for  Rent 


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OFFICERS 

WILL  G.  THOMPSON.  President 
E.  O.  SMITH.  Vice-President 
H.  R.  GREGORY.  Cashier 

ROSELLA  THOMAS.  Asst.  Cashier 


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PHONE  30. 


MRS.  A.  L.  LEE, 

Proprietor. 


IDEAL  HAIR 
PARLOR 

Hair  Dressing, 
Shampooing, 
Bleaching, 
Dyeing. 

Ladies' Hair  Goods 

Kept  la  Stock  and  Manu- 
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Facial   Massage,  Manicuring 
and  Chiropody. 

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Electrical  Appliances. 

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FIRST 
NATIONAL  BANK 

MAIN  AND  MORGAN   STREETS, 
SHELBYVILLE,  ILLINOIS. 

ESTABLISHED  IN  1873. 


W.  S.  MIDDLESWORTH.  President. 
E.  C.  TACKETT.  Cashier. 

DIRECTORS — J.  C.  WESTERVELT        C.  C.  SCOVIL        GEO.  D.  CHAFEE        J.  W.  KILLAM 
H.  M.  SCARBOROUGH  J.  P.  BENNETT  W.  S.   MIDDLESWORTH 


J.-  C.  WESTERVELT,  Vice-President. 
H.  TURNER,  Assistant  Cashier. 


H  CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS,  $165,000. 

g)    Interest  Paid  on  Time  Deposits  and  Savirigs. Safety  Deposit  Boxes  for  Rent 

This  Bank  has  Served  This  Community  for  40  Years.      Your  Patronage  Solicited. 


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THE  SHELBY 
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SHELBY  LOAN 
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SHELBY VtLLE.    ILL. 


$50,000.00 


OFFICERS 

W.  S.  MIDDLESWORTH,  President.  C.  C.  SCOVIL.  Vice-President. 

L.  C.  WESTERVELT,  Cashier. 

DIRECTORS-H.  M.  Scarborough,  C.  C.  Scovil,  Geo.  D.  Chafee,  G.  B.  Rhoads, 
Henry  Weber,  Martin  Hamm.  N.  C.  Killam,  A.  L.  Ward,  J.  C,  Westervelt, 
C,  G.  Ebarspacher,      D.  A.  Milligan,      J.  W.  Contad,      W.  S.  Middlesworth. 

This  Company  was  organized  by  Shelby  County  people  to  do  a  general  trust  business  in 
Shelby  County  and  to  loan  Shelby  County  money  on  Shelby  County  farms.  We  pay 
interest  on  deposits,  buy  and  sell  farm  mortgages  and  transact  a  general  loau  and  trust 
business.    We  are  empowered  to  act  as  esecutors  under  wills. 


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